Menetou-Râtel | |
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 Location of Menetou-Râtel | |
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| Coordinates: 47°21′07″N 2°45′24″E / 47.3519°N 2.7567°E / 47.3519; 2.7567 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Sancerre |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Corine Lelievre1 |
Area 1 | 28.01 km2 (10.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 456 |
| • Density | 16.3/km2 (42.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18144 /18300 |
| Elevation | 242–377 m (794–1,237 ft) (avg. 311 m or 1,020 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Menetou-Râtel (French pronunciation: [mɛntu ʁatɛl] ⓘ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A winegrowing and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D85, D86 and the D923 roads. The commune is one of only a few that can grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 547 | — |
| 1968 | 594 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 526 | −11.4% |
| 1982 | 506 | −3.8% |
| 1990 | 483 | −4.5% |
| 1999 | 480 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 488 | +1.7% |
Sights
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fourteenth-century priory of Notre-Dame.
- The chateau of Couet built in 1875.
- A watermill.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.